VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday stole the limelight
for the wrong reasons when he told thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally
in Chegutu that the current administration is a “junta government”.
Giving closing remarks at the rally held at Pfupajena
Stadium, Mohadi said there was nothing to be ashamed of in being a junta
government.
“It is true, we are a junta government because we are all
trained soldiers and cadres. There is nothing untoward about it,” he said.
“Yes, we were soldiers, we were cadres and now we are
preparing the ground. Our enemies are going to provoke us, but because we have
all these people. We will not be fazed.”
A junta is defined as a military or political group that
rules after taking power by force. This resonated with what President Emmerson
Mnangagwa (pictured) said during his speech that nothing will change after
elections.
“Nothing is going to change; nothing will change after
elections, Zanu PF is in power and will continue in power.
“We don’t waste time fighting puppies,” he said to
thunderous applause.
Mnangagwa came into power after the military forced
long-serving former President Robert Mugabe out.
Meanwhile, a young medical doctor on Thursday wept at a
Zanu PF youth convention held in Gweru after he failed to contain emotions, as
he thanked President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration for awarding
medical practitioners a salary increment after they went on strike for weeks.
Patrick Mugoni, who was introduced as a representative of
the Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors Association, left thousands of Zanu PF delegates
amused when he took to the podium and broke down twice on stage, as he thanked
Zanu PF leaders for their “intervention” in ending the strike.
After chanting the Zanu PF slogan, Mugoni thanked the
government for awarding doctors a salary increment of more than 100%, which he
described as “high” before breaking down.
Mugoni attempted a second speech, where he was thanking
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga for his intervention before weeping for the
second time and leaving the stage.
Mugoni left the stage wiping tears from his face before
sitting in VVIP podium where he covered his face with a scarf, which he used to
wipe off his tears.
Several youths in the crowd could be heard laughing, saying
Mugoni could have had one too many drinks to put up such a performance.
But ZHDA has distanced itself from Mugoni’s antics, saying
the organisation was apolitical.
“The council of former NEC members of the Zimbabwe Hospital
Doctors Association has noted with great concern the recent developments
pertaining to the meddling of ZHDA office bearers in activities of political
parties,” ZHDA said in statement
“Specifically, we note the indecorous conduct and
utterances made by Dr P Mugoni at a Zanu PF rally in Gweru, where he conflated
his political opinions and those of all government-employed doctors.”
ZHDA said Mugoni should be suspended pending investigations,
and if found guilty, disciplined for bringing the name of the association into
disrepute. Newsday
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